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Elbé Coetsee

Cape Town

MOROTELA-TšHOTšHI (2013)

Type of book work: Other
Dimensions: 320 X 320
Media: Textiles, embroidery cotton

Artist's / designer's statements

This book is the only edition of Morotela Tšhotšhi and forms part of a larger body of work, a research project that includes the collection, documentation, categorisation, contextualisation, preservation and dissemination of contemporary Northern Sotho oral culture in the Blouberg area of Limpopo, South Africa.

The book contains six pages with drawings that are hand embroidered, illustrating the use of a traditional medicine (muti), morotela tšhotšhi, to heal stomach pain. Accompanying texts, written in Sepedi and English and thereafter embroidered, explain the illustrations. The book is hand bound.

Created by embroiderers of the Mogalakwena Craft Art Project - Elisa Ngoepe, Asnath Tshipu, Sina Mathikithela, Esther Makgato, Sanna Mokgaha, Selina Phukela, Asnat Makubila, Violet Maribeng, Selina Mokgaha, Regina Boloka, Paulina Makobela, Lenny Motsoko, Rebecca Sepaela, Catherine Mpe, Anna Mpe and Elbé Coetsee.

LESWIKANA (2014)

Type of book work: Other
Dimensions: 320 X 320
Media: Textiles, embroidery cotton

Artist's / designer's statements

This book is the only edition of Leswikana and forms part of a larger body of work; a research project that includes the collection, documentation, categorisation, contextualisation, preservation and dissemination of contemporary Northern Sotho oral culture in the Blouberg area of Limpopo, South Africa.

The book contains six pages with drawings that are hand embroidered, illustrating the use of a traditional medicine (muti), leswikana, to heal pain and injury.

Accompanying texts, written in Sepedi and English and thereafter embroidered, explain the illustrations. The book is hand bound.

Business owner / Researcher / Author

Education

1998 PhD University of Pretoria - Title: Demographic Characteristics and Entrepreneurial Attitudes of South African Craft Artists. (Academic honorary colours) 1993 M.Home Economics (cum laude) University of Pretoria 1974 B.Home Economics University of Stellenbosch (majoring Textiles & Design). 1969 Matric Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck

Founder

1994 Mogalakwena Craft Art Development Foundation 2004 Mogalakwena Craft Art Village (including the Craft Art Centre, Artist's Retreat, Writer's Cottage). 2006 Mogalakwena Research Centre for African Ecology, Anthropology, Craft Art Design and Social Entrepreneurship. 2008 Mogalakwena Gallery & Showroom, Cape Town.

Publications

2002 Craft Art in South Africa (Struik) 2015 Craft Art in South Africa - Creative Intersections (Jonathan Ball)

Awards

1998 Academic honorary colours from the University of Pretoria for contribution towards community advancement. 2002 Craft Art in South Africa book on Exclusive Books Publisher's Choice List 2003 Mail & Guardian Cultural Project of the Year - Mogalakwena 2007 Design Excellence Award for weaving of Zulu Mama chair - Mogalakwena 2016 Awarded Medal of Honour from Hoërskool Jan van Ribeeck Member of the international Responseability Alliance. 2015 Curator for the Handmade sector at Design Indaba. 2017 Curator for the Handmade sector at Design Indaba.

Exhibitions

See list on website: www.mogalakwena.com

Contact email address

elbe@mogalakwena.com

Website / social media

www.mogalakwena.com
www.researchlimpopo.com

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